饥寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò

DEFINITIONS

  1. beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
  2. starving and freezing
  3. in desperate poverty

CHARACTERS

饥 jī
HSK 6
hunger, starving; hungry; a famine
寒 hán
HSK 4
cold, wintry, chilly
交 jiāo
HSK 4
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
迫 pò
HSK 5
coerce, force, compel; urgent